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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1954
Page
8
Heavy showers swept the area Monday with a total near an inch, boosting August rainfall to 5.15 inches. Weather officials warned of uncertain storm paths as southeast hurricane activity mixes with western air flows, leaving fields flooded and driving hazardous. Carroll Creek ran full and muddy by 4:30 PM.
The item lists September observances from Labor Day to Rosh Hashanah and notes a North Dakota biology meeting where cobalt radiation allegedly makes a tulip bulb produce up to four blooms at once. It also mentions U S tobacco growers selling 30 percent of crops abroad and cobalt’s wartime use.
Cincinnati report quotes Rep Simpson and Sen Dirksen predicting a major off year campaign by President Eisenhower. They expect a Republican surge, with at least five Senate seats and 20 House seats gained to secure a strong majority. The drive would surpass any off year effort in 30 years.
An 18 year old colored New Market youth George Cook Jr was sentenced to three months in the House of Correction on assault and battery charges. A detainer was lodged for a Friday hearing on another violence complaint. Cook was found guilty of striking George Disney with Disney's glasses shattered, contradicting Cook's testimony. Roy Wilson, colored, was also sent to the House of Correction for three months for shop lifting. Several others faced fines or jail for drunkenness and intoxication. A reunion was planned for the third Sunday in August at Wolfsville picnic grove.
A long reader note lists American anniversaries and birthdays from 1801 to 1953, naming Pierre Soule William T. Thompson Galusha Grow Mary Putnam Jacobi Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Edith Rockefeller McCormick Ralph Waldo Emerson and others, with brief notes on events, births, and horoscopes. The item includes Today in History and a short horoscope section alongside a note about coffee.
Four persons died in a crash on U S 11 near Harrisonburg Virginia when a car skidded and hit a state highway truck. Harold Sutphin 44 and Ruby Sutphin 44 of Littlestown Pennsylvania were killed instantly. Two boys aged about 12 and 14 died en route to a hospital. one was the Sutphins son, the other a relative. Police could not immediately identify the boys.
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